https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A German court on Friday ordered the autopsy of a man who died more than three years after eating sandwiches poisoned by a work colleague and falling into a waking coma. https://www.thelocal.de/20200110/german-man-dies-three-years-after-colleague-poisoned-sandwiches Fri, 10 Jan 2020 18:20:15 +0100 german-man-dies-three-years-after-colleague-poisoned-sandwiches An unknown person poisoned food in supermarkets in the south German town of Friedrichshafen after trying to blackmail supermarkets, police said on Thursday. The tainted products included baby foods. https://www.thelocal.de/20170928/food-poisoned-by-suspected-extortionist-found-in-south-germany Thu, 28 Sep 2017 15:00:13 +0200 food-poisoned-by-suspected-extortionist-found-in-south-germany A dog owner in western Germany could only look on in horror as an elderly couple poisoned her six-month-old puppy. https://www.thelocal.de/20160114/woman-watches-helplessly-as-old-couple-poison-her-puppy Thu, 14 Jan 2016 14:17:50 +0100 woman-watches-helplessly-as-old-couple-poison-her-puppy In west Berlin an old woman has been trying to poison people with sweets, while on the capital’s outskirts a wolf is prowling through the forests. https://www.thelocal.de/20151204/real-life-fairy-tale-villains-haunt-berlin Fri, 04 Dec 2015 16:25:24 +0100 real-life-fairy-tale-villains-haunt-berlin The widow of a 79-year-old man killed by a courgette stew in southern Germany this week has described the fatal meal that led to her husband's death. https://www.thelocal.de/20150821/courgette-stew-kills-pensioner-in-heidelberg Fri, 21 Aug 2015 14:38:11 +0200 courgette-stew-kills-pensioner-in-heidelberg A German teenager has died and his brother left brain-dead after drinking suspected spiked whiskey on a trip to Indonesia. https://www.thelocal.de/20130827/51617 Tue, 27 Aug 2013 16:41:00 +0200 51617 Twenty-five office employees were hospitalised on Tuesday after eating bread rolls scattered with rat poison. Staff thought they had been left a present when the box containing the bread appeared on the company's doorstep. https://www.thelocal.de/20130417/49199 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:45:00 +0200 49199 Beer is still brewed in Germany according to centuries-old purity laws, but despite this German beer often contains arsenic, a study published on Sunday revealed. https://www.thelocal.de/20130407/48985 Sun, 07 Apr 2013 12:21:00 +0200 48985 A Bavarian man who tried to kill his wife by putting rat poison in her wine - because she was too old to have more children and did not want him to do so with another woman - has been jailed for 12 years. https://www.thelocal.de/20121204/46555 Tue, 04 Dec 2012 15:01:00 +0100 46555 A German couple who called a pest exterminator to kill ants in their new house are looking for somewhere new to live after the man used too many poison bombs and contaminated their home so badly it has been torn down. https://www.thelocal.de/20121122/46329 Thu, 22 Nov 2012 16:29:00 +0100 46329 A married couple from Bremen fell seriously ill after drinking poisoned Capri Sun fruit drinks. Police are now treating the case as attempted murder, according to newspaper reports. https://www.thelocal.de/20120721/43883 Sat, 21 Jul 2012 12:17:00 +0200 43883 One week after a poisonous plant was found in a container of prepackaged rocket salad in Hannover, farmers producing the leafy greens are reportedly facing financial ruin. https://www.thelocal.de/20090819/21347 Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:12:00 +0200 21347 After the discovery of a poisonous plant in a package of rocket salad in a Hannover supermarket this week, the Lower Saxony Ministry for Consumer Protection announced on Thursday it would increase checks of the leafy greens. https://www.thelocal.de/20090813/21229 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:04:00 +0200 21229 A customer purchasing rocket salad at German supermarket Plus was surprised to find a poisonous plant in the package as well, the discount chain confirmed to The Local on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20090812/21193 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:29:00 +0200 21193 Authorities are investigating the sale of highly poisonous substance nicotine sulphate to more than 200 companies that allegedly used the poison, media reports said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20090403/18433 Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:47:00 +0200 18433 A group of 15 children had to be rushed to the hospital after being overcome by chlorine fumes at an indoor public pool in Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, police reported late on Sunday night. https://www.thelocal.de/20081208/15975 Mon, 08 Dec 2008 11:54:00 +0100 15975